CompassionWorks International

Please reach out to Ohio's Mercer County Fairgrounds & ask they cancel performances that use wild animals this summer! These small barren metal cages are a far-cry from any sort of naturalistic setting for tigers, toted state to state at fairs and carnivals.

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In addition to thirty beluga whales and four bottlenose dolphins still trapped at Marineland Ontario in shocking conditions, more than a year after it closed to the public, there are reportedly hundreds (!!!) of fallow deer and elk remaining caged on the property.

National animal advocates sounds alarm over treatment of deer, elk still at Marineland A national animal law advocacy organization is sounding alarm bells over the treatment of deer and elk that remain at the shuttered Marineland complex in Niagara Falls.

Theme parks can put a big video screen of the ocean in the background during shows, but to the orcas and dolphins held in captivity, it's still just a concrete pool.

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Worldwide, there are 3,500+ dolphins, belugas, porpoises, and orcas in captivity at aquariums, zoos, theme parks, hotels, and "Swim with Dolphins" facilities.

Confining these sensitive, highly intelligent, wide-ranging, deep-diving beings to unnatural cement/glass tanks or to small netted-off shallow pens in the ocean is simply not fair to them, especially as they are often separated from their closely-knit family pods to be shipped around the world.

If you want to see marine mammals, see them in the wild from shore or with an eco-friendly & ethical whale watching tour boat, kayak, or paddleboard.